Brittle (1997)
Broos
The parents of five sisters have been married for forty years; the daughters have gathered in the family beach house to make a video for them. The encounter is marked by many confrontations as well as cheerful moments. Reminiscent of the sweet children's poems that mother recited are countered by Elsschot's Marriage: 'He thought: I'll kill her and set light to the house...' It also turns out that father had once disappeared for eighteen months, a 'secret' that the daughters have different ideas about. Brittle, an intimate film version of a play written and performed by the same actresses, is about rivalry in a family, the right to silence, but also about the need for solidarity. At the Netherlands Film Festival in 1997 the Golden Calf for Best Actress was awarded to the five actresses together.
- Date of release
- 1997-09-18
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Mijke de Jong
Casting
- Marnie Blok — Teddy
- Lieneke le Roux — Lian
- Maartje Nevejan — Leen
- Leonoor Pauw — Muis
- Adelheid Roosen — Carlos
Interesting facts
Broos (Frail) is a 1997 Dutch film directed by Mijke de Jong. It is based on a play, in which five sisters meet up to record a message for their parents' 40th wedding anniversary. The film was shot on location in 14 days with backing from the Netherlands Film Fund.
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